Heel-plate.



T.1.CARR0LL& M. H. KANE.

HEEL PLATE.4 APPLICATION man :'uLY 3,1915,

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Egal" Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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Be it known that We, Tie'osms Cannone and lliA-rnmv H innfroii n n, ol' the United States, and of Clifton, in the county oi Greenlee i. zona, have invented .a new and linpi'oved Heel-Plate, of which th" following is full, clear, and exact description.

ln the ordinary boot or 'i oritords, the nails that hold t c -ntly protrude thi z .n ce of die heel after the 'worn for .short period, ther y g discomfort to the wearer. 1,llhen the nails thee protrude, 'the shoe .is placed upon last, the nails ere driven :farther into the .heel and clenched on the inner sur?" ce, hut Within short time the nails yin are liable to protrude. One result of the. second driving of the nails is that all the Wear is thrown on the lea ther of the heel, and the Wearing qualities oi'4 the nails are not utilined. To overcome the mentioned objectionable features oi boots and shoes as above referred to, is the prime object ot' our invention, and the object is attained through the medium of a non-puncturable heel plate disposed and secured at the interior o'f the shoe. Also, it is practically the universal custom with manufacturers of boots and shoes, to secure the covering or padding in the. heel at the interior by means of adhesive material. After a short period of v Wear, particularly if the feet ofthe wearer perspire freely, the covering or padding;- becomes loose, and usually it is then discarded. Our invention provides for the e'llective fastening of the covering or padding'by nieans of our improved heel plate, 'whereby the said covering or padding is effectively prevented from becoming loose. Furthermore. in se- ,curing heels-to boots and shoes, the liability of nails protruding at the interior is reconnized. and the minimum number of nails is employed. Ey the use ot our irn iroved heel plate materially increased number of nails may be employed, it desired, whereby 'to better secure the heel and to provide the increased wearing qualities due to the large number oit nails.

The invention Will be particularly eX- plained in the specific description ollovfing. Reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

in Which similarrharacters or reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

l c is perspective vienY of the heel and fig. 6 is perspective view ol a heel plat.L Wing the underside.

@ur invention is applicable to any onn of boot or shoe l0. Qur improved heel plate ll is stamped up from sheet metal and formed at the edge with a depending llange l2. @n the Flange lf2 are formed two or more spurs i3.

To apply the heel plate il tov a shoe, it is secured to the inner sole 10a of the shoe before the latter is placed in position. The depending flange 12 extends around the sides and haelt of the plate ll. to receive the rear end oi the inner sole 10a. There is formed in the inner sole a slit l extending therethrough, and on the forward end of the plate ll is an oflset tongue 14 project ing forwardly. The tongue 14 is adapted to pass through the slit b to lie at the uni derside of the. inner sole l()a betvveen the same and the sole 10@ at the shank of the shoe. Thus the body of the late Will cover the inner sole l()a at the heel of the shoe. rlhe tongue le having been positioned, the spurs 13 are clenched at the underside.

The inner sole l0al With the applied heel plate 11 having been positioned in the shoe, the heel 15 of the shoe is secured by the usual nails, which are driven against the plate l1, so that the latter prevents the nails iroin .protruding at the interior of the heel of the shoe. in increased number of nails may be. employed, since danger of their protruding is eliminated, and thereby increased veering qualities will be imparted to the Alee...

Uur improved heel plate is provided With padding 17, of the general shape'of the plate, but oiE larger dimensions, so as to eX- (e is an inverted plan view there- :me/@eee as shown Je povicie tongue l 'Corresponding with the tongue ifi of, the

heel pim-ea The semi tongue with Athe tongue le, through lene Siit l0 of the inner soie 102". Qiius ii. will be seen that the cover is neimeneniy heid in position.

Having tous eieeeribed our invention, what We claim as nen7 und desire to secure by Let-l eers Patent, is:

l. A heei piae iiming si Ciepending flange exending at the sides ansi 'beek of the plate to receive the rear end of un inner soie of a shoe, the forward end of ehe Said heel plate having en offset forwardlyprojecting tongue adapted to ne passed' hiough en inner sole to lie at the underside thereof.

2. L heel plate having e depending iange extending around the sides and beek of the plate, said iiange having projecting spurs adapted to be turned upon the underside of the inner soie, there being at the front of i9 is passed7 .L heel piute shoes hm'niij eo secure i@he same to an inner soie? and. Covering material over the said plate, the

projecting tongue the .f1-ont end and the seid covering having e tongue corresponding' with the tongue of the heel Diete, d said tongues being adepte-fl e passe-ei tilfough an innen soie of e Shoe to lie et the uncier side thereof.

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